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' INVENTOR. JOHN J. LAZ/CKI.

A TTOR NE Y May 12, 1953 J. J. LAZICKI COMB Filed Dec. 5, 1949 Patented May 12, 1953 STATES. OFFICE,

John J. Lazi'ckl, New sermon Application December 3, 1949,; seminal 130,838

This invention relates to a comb, and more particularly to a folding comb for dressing hair imwhich the several" parts thereof maybe sen-- arated so as to permit'the thorough washmg and cleaning of the. teeth.

Prior to this inventionycomhs were devised consisting or'hingcd separable parts 'eachihavingfi spaced teeth thereon, which teeth were so spaced, on each or the parts, as to 'be disposed between adjacent: pairs of teeth, on'the other of the parts when the partsrwere in: closed confronting re:- latf'onship to provide a single row of closely spaced teeth; These prior combs, howeven; were formed; of" dissimilar parts or' sections in order to obtain the interlocking relationshipvbetween thert'eeth on one part and the teethonthe. other part. Therefore; wasnecessaryto provide at feast two dies for the purpose. of forming the required sections or-parts for the fold'able comb;

An object of thisinvention'is to provide a foldable comb consisting of a pair of sections, or comb members: formed with interlocking teeth.

Another object of this invention is'to provide a construction for a i'oldable comb: having inter= locking teeth, in which the entire comb can be formed from a; single mold or die.

A further objector this" invention'is to provide.

a comb composed of a" pair: of hinged sections,- each having a pluralityof relatively widely spaced apart teeth thereonso arranged as to engage between the teeth oi the other section whenthe sections" are-in operative confronting position.

Finally, an object of this invention isv to provide a construction i'orfla ioldable', multi-sect'ion comb which is simple-and inexpensive to form and" assemble.

Inthe following descriptioniand, accompanyingfidrawing preferred embodiments ofutheizin ventioir are set forth, howeverrit: is to be understood that modifications and changes resorted to. without departing from: the spirit, at the invention as defined in the appended claim.

In the drawing? F'igure I is a side elevationof a preferred ema bodiment on the invention showing thascverail parts of the comb in operative position,

"Figure 2 is a top view of the comb illustrated in Figure 1, with the sections in operative position,

Figure 3 is an end view of the comb illustrated in Figure 1, with the sections in operative position,

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the comb illustrated in Figure 1, with the sections disposed in extended or cleaning position,

Figure 5 is an end view intermediate position,

Figure e is a side elevation of a blanlc from which a modified form of this invention 'is pro dosed,

Figure 7 is a top view or the sis-us illustrated is composed of a pairof identical comir sect-ions It i2. Each comb section consists of a spineor back member t3, having" a relatively thick tooth t4 extending at'right angles relative to the length of the-spine or back member i3? anda-t one endthereoi. A plurality spaced teeth extending substantially parallei to eachother are formed integrai with the spineor back mem ber I 3. As scenin Figures 3 5, the'teethI-t" and is are ch -set laterally relative to the spine or'back member I3 and form ribs attheir upper portions-on the spine which extend to the top edge oft-he latter-z The last of" the series of teeth indicated bythe numeral? It is s aced inwardiy' from the: adjacent end IT or thespin'e- It? a distance snbstantially' cqnalto' the spacing: be tween adjacent teeth. A pair or hinge portions" land w are formed integral-1y with the top edge of the spine I3 of each comb section". The dis tance a between: the outer edge" or the hinge pofr tion: It and the adj acent end or the spine I i-is" equal to the difference betweenthe distance 5;,

which isthe distance from the enter edge of the hinge portions i! to the edge or end of the spine",

I3 which i s adjacent thereto, and the distanced which represents the Width oithe I-ear portion.

In assemblingthe comb sections H and I2 ordcrtoform a comb lflg thesections H and 2 are: disposed oppositely to one another so that the hinge portion I8 of one comb section engages the hinge portion I9 of the other comb section. Pivot pins 20 are then extended through the registering hinge portions I8 and I9 in order to rockably secure the sections II andIZ to each other. As seen in Figure 4, the thickened tooth I I of the section I2 will be disposed in line with the portion of the spine I3 of the section II which extends beyond the last tooth I6. Similarof the comb il'iustrateei in Figure 4, with the sections separated, and with one of the sections shown in broken lines in an 3 ly the thickened tooth M of the section II will be aligned with the portion of the spine of the section I2 which extends beyond the latters last tooth I 6. The teeth are so disposed along the length of the spines [3 of each of the sections II and I2 as to be disposed in alternating relationship. That is, when the sections II and 12 are pivoted together into the position illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the teeth I5 of the section II will lie between the teeth l5 of the section [2. This will provide a comb having relatively thick teeth on the opposite ends thereof, and a plurality of relatively closely spaced inter- 4 the teeth 28 of the other section. A U-shaped spring clamp 33 engages over the ends of the sections furthest removed from the hinged sections 24 and 25, for maintaining the pair of sections in the confronting position illustrated by Figure 8.

When it is desired to clean the comb formed in either of the embodiments of this invention described above, the pair of sections are pivoted away from each other and it is a simple matter to thoroughly clean between the relatively widely spaced apart teeth [5 and 28. When the sections are folded together, the teeth, which engage bemediate teeth l5. Since the two sections H and-- 12 are identical in configuration, it is apparent that the entire comb may be formed with a single mold or die. If the comb is to be formed of a plastic or similar substance, the use of a single mold to form the two sections of the comb, will result in a considerable saving in the cost of manufacture. Further, the lateral off-set of the teeth HI, [5' and IS with respect to the related spine l3 provides for the co-planar arrangement of the teeth on the two comb sections when the latter are swung together (Fig. 3), and the upward continuations of the teeth to form ribs on the spines l3 ensure adequate strength for the teeth without increasing the bulk of the comb.

Referring to Figures 6, '7 and 8, a modification of this invention is there disclosed. In Figures 6 and 7, a blank is illustrated from which the completed assembled comb in Figure 8 may be formed. The blank A includes an elongated spine forming portion 2| having an indentation or reduced area cross section 22, extending across the middle thereof. A relatively thick tooth 26 is formed integral with one end of the spine forming portion 2| and includes a hinge section 24. A complementary hinge section is formed upon the opposite end 26 of the spine forming portion 2|. Immediately to one side of the groove or reduced area section 22, a second thickened tooth 21 extends from the spine 2|. The tooth 21 is disposed on the side of the groove 22 towards space provided between the teeth 23 and the.

As in the first described embodiment,

tooth 3|. the teeth 23, 21, 28, 29 and 30 are off-set laterally from the spine 2| and continue to the top edge of the latter to form reinforcing ribs. The entire blank A is then formed in a single die or mold, and after a suitable hardening period, is

cut at the point 22. The hinge sections 24 and 25 are then joined by the hinge pin 32 and the into confronting relationshipas shown in Figure 8. One of the sections so provided will have the thickened teeth 23 and2l disposed at the opposite ends thereof, and the teeth 28 formed upon one of the sections will be disposed between tween each other, will be relatively closely disposed thus providing an effective combing implement.

In each of the embodiments described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, a

' single mold is all that is required in forming pair of comb sections thereby prov ded are swung the two sections of the comb structure.

From the foregoing it is evident that there has been provided herein a hingeddouble comb having a pair of comb sections, each of thesections including an elongated spine member,, a plurality of spaced parallel teeth formed integral with the spine member, the teeth being 011 set laterally relative to said spine member and,

having the top ends thereof coextensive with the top edge of the spine member, hinge means being provided which connect the comb sections together at the spine members thereof, the teeth of one of the comb sections being so disposed therealong as to engage between the teeth of v the other of the comb sections when the comb sections are in an operative position.

Having thus described the various modifications of this invention, what is claimed is:

A hinged double comb comprising a pair of comb sections, each of said sections including an elongated spine member, a plurality of spaced parallel teeth formed integral with said spine member, said teeth being off-set laterally relative to said spine member and having the top ends thereof coextensive with the top edge of said spine member, and hinge means connecting i said comb sections together at said spine members thereof, the teeth on one of said comb sections being so disposed therealong as to engage between the teeth of the other of said comb sections when said comb sections are in an operative position.

. JOHN J. LAZICKI.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Denmark Oct. 13, 1919/" 

